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RFK Jr.'s key advisor petitioned to revoke approval of the polio vaccine. Photos show the US's last outbreak.

Business Insider
The 1950s was a turning point for polio. Amidts deadly outbreaks, Jonas Salk developed a vaccine that saved countless from the virus.
1 month ago

The polio outbreak of 1955: Lessons from an epidemic

Boston Children's Answers
In the summer of 1955, Boston Children's Hospital, admitted more than 650 patients with polio, a disease with some striking simillarities to...
56 months ago

In the 1950s, Canada faced a terrifying epidemic. Here's how it was conquered

CBC
While the current COVID-19 pandemic has drawn comparisons to the Spanish flu of 1918-20, which killed millions worldwide, polio represents a...
57 months ago

Why CDC is Working to End Polio Globally

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | CDC (.gov)
CDC is working towards two goals: 1) permanently stop the spread of wild poliovirus, and 2) stop outbreaks of variant poliovirus.
5 months ago

Newsday: Those Who Survived the Polio Epidemic See Similarities in the COVID-19 Pandemic

NYU Langone Health
Experts say polio survivors and those who lived through the dark days of the epidemic see shades of the 1940s and 1950s in today's pandemic.
40 months ago

WHO, UNICEF and partners support Philippine Department of Health’s polio outbreak response

World Health Organization (WHO)
The Philippine Department of Health (DOH) today announced an outbreak of polio in the country. A poliovirus case was confirmed on 16 September 2019.
64 months ago

Novel vaccines may help quell polio outbreaks

National Institutes of Health (NIH) (.gov)
An international research team developed two oral polio vaccines that protect mice and avoid some concerns with the current vaccines.
18 months ago

The discovery of the polio virus in Britain proves we can never let our guard down | Andrew Pollard

The Guardian
Evidence of the disease in a London sewer shows that without widespread vaccination, no country is immune from its horrors, Andrew Pollard,...
30 months ago

Polio

Our World in Data
Polio, short for poliomyelitis, is an infectious disease that is caused and transmitted by a virus called the poliovirus. Polio can cause paralysis and the...
84 months ago

Wiping Out Polio: How The U.S. Snuffed Out A Killer : Shots - Health News

NPR
During the early 20th century, polio killed thousands of American children each summer and paralyzed many more. Now, as the world fights to...
147 months ago